Published 16:50 IST, July 3rd 2023

'China is preparing for war,' Nikki Haley warns Biden administration against Beijing

Former US ambassador to the UN and the 2024 presidential hopeful Nikki Haley said on Sunday that China has been “preparing for war” with the US.

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Former US ambassor to UN and 2024 presidential hopeful Nikki Haley said on Sunday that China has been “preparing for war” with US. Haley alleged that Beijing is ramping up its military aggression and is way ahe of United States in this endeavour, Fox News reported. former governor of South Carolina blasted Biden ministration for pushing a “woke agenda” towards US military in regard to ir approach towards ir versaries. Haley argued that a responsible US ministration would work to counter China’s growth both economically and militarily. 

"China has been preparing for war with us for deces. And way we have to deal with China is [to] not look at it tomorrow, because if we keep waiting to deal with m tomorrow, y will deal with us today," Republican leer asserted during an interview with Fox News.

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"If you look at military situation, y now have largest naval fleet in world. y have 340 ships, we have 293. y're going to have 400 In two years, we won't even have 350 in two deces,” she furr explained.

Haley compared how China has alrey me significant vancements in developing hypersonic missiles, while US is sitting in initial stages of development. “y have started developing hypersonic missiles. We're just now getting started. y are modernizing ir military, and our military's taking gender pronoun classes. Look at what y're doing on cyber, artificial intelligence, space – y're ahe of us,” she continued. 

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Haley calls China most dangerous threat since WWII 

In past, Haley has been consistent in criticising Washington’s approach towards Beijing. She even went on to call China “most dangerous foreign threat we’ve ( US) faced since Second World War”. In her Sunday interview, Haley pledged that she would put an end to China buying up US farmlands if she gets elected as president of mighty Western country. former South Carolina governor me it clear that China is more than just a mere “competitor” to US. "China is much more than a mere ‘competitor.’ Communist China is an enemy," she said. "We have to stop wasting time,” Haley insisted. 

Where does she stand in race to White House? 

According to Fox News, Haley is currently polling at 3 per cent when it comes to Republican presidential primary. Which is comparatively less than her fellow Republican competitors like Ron De Santis and Donald Trump who are leing pact. However, GOP starwalt is taking an optimistic approach and expressed her confidence that numbers will change by fall. "We can look at past presidential elections and understand that national polls just don't matter right now," she told Fox News. "I mean, we've got a debate in August. We've got a debate in September. We've got a debate in October. I have qualified to be on debate stage. Having been 3% in a five-way governor's race, I know that this is all about hard work,” Haley concluded. 

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16:49 IST, July 3rd 2023